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Lawndale parents call for stronger inclusion, advocate‑parent role and wrap‑program coordination for students with disabilities
Summary
Parents at a Lawndale Parent Leadership Council meeting described experiences of isolation for families of students with disabilities, proposed an advocate‑parent at each school site, and urged better coordination between schools and wrap (before/after‑school) programs to ensure accommodations for children with IEPs or 504 plans.
A parent representative who helps lead Lawndale’s special‑needs family support group described how many families feel isolated and urged the district to do more to educate the community about disability so families and students “feel like they belong.”
The speaker proposed creating an advocate parent at each school site to represent special‑needs families in important decisions and to provide a visible contact for other parents. The parent said some families reported that when children have undiagnosed disabilities they can be treated as behavior…
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